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Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

Photo by JimJohnson2
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Nw pa

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Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
Yes, you can make tea from the flowers. I've done it before. Staghorn sumac has a much larger range and is more common than poison sumac. Staghorn has large red flowers, which poison sumac does not and it has much more hair on the leaves, but always take caution if you are not sure.
chesterbperry
Poison sumac leaflets have no teeth, so if you stick with toothed sumacs you will be safe. I like the flavor of the winged sumac best.
JimJohnson2
Thanks so much. Is that the kind you can steep in water and make tea? I'm always afraid I might get poison sumac by mistake.
Dan Doucette
Yup, that is a staghorn sumac - Rhus typhina. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhus_typhina

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Flowers of North America
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The Color Red
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Eyes on Central PA
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PublishedAugust 24, 2013

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